City installs bench plaque to honor Whistle Stop owner Louis Kinney

Written on 04/20/2023
Scott Long


The City of Safety Harbor has installed a plaque underneath a bench to honor Whistle Stop Grill & Bar owner Louis Kinney, who died on Dec. 24.

The plaque, which reads "In Memory Of Whistle Stop's Louis Kinney You Made A Safety Harbor Icon Your Own" was installed on Wednesday on what would have been Kinney's 43rd birthday beneath a bench on 9th Avenue North, directly across the street from Whistle Stop. 

The city also intends to install a brick in memory of Kinney at the John Wilson Park Gazebo.

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